PopTodd Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 [ubergeek]THIS IS SO COOL!!![/ubergeek]http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/07-139.html EDIT: for image post Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I will admit that "A powerful jet from a super massive black hole is blasting a" is an impressive opening line Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkstar Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 On the series The Universe (History Channel) they showed the episode about the Milky Way last night. They mentioned 2 small "gloular clusters" that were in the process of colliding with our galaxy. I can't get enough of that stuff...absolutely amazing. Big time space and cosmos geek here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kimcatch22 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 On the series The Universe (History Channel) they showed the episode about the Milky Way last night.I saw that episode and had a mild freak out, almost cried at the enormity of it all. That was amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkstar Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I saw that episode and had a mild freak out, almost cried at the enormity of it all. That was amazing. Yep, I don't know how it is for others but if I'm trying to sleep and start thinking about stuff like that it's like forget it, I'm up for hours....trying to grasp concepts like the size of the universe and such. And I don't even use drugs or drink anymore Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Yep, I don't know how it is for others but if I'm trying to sleep and start thinking about stuff like that it's like forget it, I'm up for hours....trying to grasp concepts like the size of the universe and such. And I don't even use drugs or drink anymore Have you read A Brief History Of Time? It's stunning. Takes about 30 minutes to read each page, just because you're trying to wrap your mind around it all. Highly recommended for non-scientist physics geeks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kimcatch22 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Have you read A Brief History Of Time? It's stunning. Takes about 30 minutes to read each page, just because you're trying to wrap your mind around it all. Highly recommended for non-scientist physics geeks.I've heard Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos is fantastic, and slightly easier for a general audience to handle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkstar Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I've heard Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos is fantastic, and slightly easier for a general audience to handle. Yes, I am reading that currently, also have read Brief History of Time.....good stuff. Like I said before that stuff is endlessly amazing to me....the one I'm trying to wrap my mind around is the whole big bang theory. I get that the universe exploded from a singular point and is expanding etc, etc...what I'm wondering is OK what was there before the big bang?...I can't comprehend the concept of everything ( i.e. the universe) begining from "nothing" what kicked that off?..... Jeeeeeeeeez Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Yes, I am reading that currently, also have read Brief History of Time.....good stuff. Like I said before that stuff is endlessly amazing to me....the one I'm trying to wrap my mind around is the whole big bang theory. I get that the universe exploded from a singular point and is expanding etc, etc...what I'm wondering is OK what was there before the big bang?...I can't comprehend the concept of everything ( i.e. the universe) begining from "nothing" what kicked that off?..... Jeeeeeeeeez Not to get religious on you, but I think that's where the concept of a god comes in. Whatever that may be for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkstar Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Not to get religious on you, but I think that's where the concept of a god comes in. Whatever that may be for you. Sure....I agree completely. Pesonally ( just my opinion I'm not trying to preach or lay my views on anyone) I think there has to be some higher power....something. I don't know that I believe in a guy with a white robe and a flowing beard, but I don't think all of "this" is a cosmic accident. What all that is I'm not sure. Religion is just fine and dandy with me...its how people twist and turn it to their own devices that pisses me off...you know "our God is better than your God" etc, etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Sure....I agree completely. Pesonally ( just my opinion I'm not trying to preach or lay my views on anyone) I think there has to be some higher power....something. I don't know that I believe in a guy with a white robe and a flowing beard, but I don't think all of "this" is a cosmic accident. What all that is I'm not sure. Religion is just fine and dandy with me...its how people twist and turn it to their own devices that pisses me off...you know "our God is better than your God" etc, etc Yes.Agreed.On all counts.But we are entering dangerous territory here.Sorry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkstar Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Yes.Agreed.On all counts.But we are entering dangerous territory here.Sorry. Yeah.....I'm gettin ready to go all Jihad on anyone who dares disagree w/ me all kidding aside it's pretty amazing stuff to contemplate. I'd love to get a chance to get some time behind one of those giganto observatory type telescopes and just look. I dig the images coming from the new space telescopes. Really wild to see the cosmos that way i.e. using non-visible light x-rays, gamma rays etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kimcatch22 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 200 billion stars in our spiral arm of the galaxy, or whatever they said on that episode of The Universe (I was busy crying at the enormity, remember)... freaks me out. Talk about feeling like this: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Dudes what if one of this jet streams hit us? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stickman Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 One of my absolute favorite past-times is to get really stoned on a clear, starry night and think about it all. It also works just as well not stoned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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